Ontario's Energy Crossroad: Renewable Energy or Gas & Nuclear
Premier Ford wants to tie us into an expensive, environmentally damaging and very long term nuclear/fossil fuel future.
Building new nuclear and gas plants will take many years and many billions of dollars. We don't have that kind of time or money! Much more could be accomplished - quickly and economically - by moving to sustainable energy sources.
This is the critical moment to opt for a path to clean, renewable and sustainable energy sources.
Panelists include: Angela Bischoff, Ontario Clean Air Alliance; Peter Tabuns, NDP MPP Toronto-Danforth; Michael Thunderbird, Activist and Founder of Animikiibineshi; Mark Winfield, York University Professor
Moderated by: City Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14
Register and More details: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/i6T2an7ITJSe6hZRoRWm6w#/registration
Building An Effective Intergenerational ENGO Workplace
Organizer: Sustainability Network
4-Part Series
September 17, 24, October 1, & 8, 1:00-2:30 PM ET on Zoom Meeting (camera and audio enabled)
Cost: $75 for the series
*All registrants will be provided with a link to the recording and presentation slides following each session. The recording will be available for 60 days.
This workshop hones in on the impact of generational gaps within leadership, emphasizing the need to bridge these divides. By enhancing conflict resolution skills and fostering a deeper understanding of intergenerational dynamics, participants will gain valuable tools for maintaining a cohesive and effective workplace environment.
Register and More details: https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/building-an-effective-intergenerational-engo-workplace
Uptown Climate Futures: Session 4
Organizer: Uptown Climate Conversations
Are you worried about Climate Change? Curious about getting involved in sustainability locally?
Join us for Uptown Climate Futures, a friendly, conversational workshop series designed to convene community, create a cohort feel, and amplify the voices of people in Uptown Toronto, with a focus on BIPOC youth (ages 15-35) . Through deep discussions, storytelling, creative exploration, and interactive activities, we’ll explore themes of social and environmental sustainability—culminating in a published anthology featuring participants' writing and artwork.
Register and More details: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uptown-climate-futures-session-4-tickets-1403021518129
Park(ing) Day Toronto
Organizer: Park(ing) Day
Park(ing) Day is a global, public, participatory art project that takes place annually on the third weekend of September. Around the world, people temporarily repurpose on-street, boulevard or lot parking spaces and convert them into tiny parks and places for art, play, and activism.
Park(ing) Day is a unique and exciting opportunity to engage in the ongoing dialog around how our cities are designed and built. The event draws attention to the need for improving access and quantity of public open spaces in densely populated urban areas as well as the need for these spaces to provide social and environmental engagement. The ethos of Park(ing) Day is to celebrate the use of urban public space for people and challenge the dominance of the automobile in cities.
More details: https://www.parkingdaytoronto.ca
Decolonizing ENGO-First Nation Partnerships (Fall 2025)
Organizer: Sustainability Network
The DEFNP workshop series will offer tailored programming designed to match ENGOs on their decolonial (un)learning journeys. In Fall 2025, members of the ENGO sector will be able to choose one of three workshop tracks: Introduction to Decolonization in the ENGO Sector, Advanced Decolonial Theory and Application, or For Indigenous Ears Only - A Space for Reflection and Action. Each series consists of four three-hour sessions.
Collectively, Decolonizing ENGO-First Nation Partnerships fosters:
Awareness of settler colonialism and the ways it potentially harnesses civil society;
Understanding about how Canadian law such as the Indian Act and the Income Tax Act has suppressed Indigenous governance systems;
Awareness that Indigenous peoples have unique inherent political and legal systems, with which ENGOs may want to form partnerships;
A better understanding about how to navigate partnerships with Indigenous communities that promote decolonial environmentalism;
A stronger sense about how to identify and explain individual and organization social locations (i.e. positionalities) as part of ethical partnership development;
Promoting the resurgence of Indigenous self-determination in the Canadian ENGO sector.
Register and More details: https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/decolonizing-engo-first-nation-partnerships-workshop-series
Draw The Line
Organizer: Coalition including several climate groups, migrant justice etc.
2pm: Yonge-Dundas (Start of March)
4pm: Gather & Rally at Queen’s Park
On September 20th, people from across the country—and around the world—are uniting to draw the line for People. For Peace. For the Planet. Here in Toronto, join a historic march of thousands!
Let us know you’re going to be there!
WE ARE MARCHING BECAUSE:
Carney is cutting public services while billionaires profit. Canada arms genocide while we can't afford rent. 1.2 million migrants face permit expiry and deportation. Indigenous lands & people face colonial violence. Big Oil cooks the planet.
Meanwhile, Ford and the provincial government continue to ramp up provincial-level attacks here in Ontario.
It's clear we need to unite and fight back! Together we demand that the Ontario and the Canadian governments pick a side: injustice, violence, and climate destruction— or a just and safe future for all of us.
We are building a historic cross-movement mobilization to demand:
Put people over corporate profit. Fund our families and communities.
Refuse ongoing colonialism. Uphold Indigenous Sovereignty.
Stop blaming migrants. Demand full immigration status for all now!
End the war machine. Stand for justice and peace.
End the era of fossil fuels. Protect Mother Earth.
RSVP and More details:
Via website at https://drawtheline.world/canada
Via Facebook here
Book launch of Where Histories Meet Toronto Launch
Victoria Freeman previously collaborated on the 2022 project A Treaty Guide for Torontonians.
Join us for an evening of discussion and celebration of the publication of Where Histories Meet: Indigenous and Settler Encounters in the Toronto Area.
Where Histories Meet traces the histories of the Toronto region’s Indigenous peoples and their relations with settlers, focusing on the period from the colonial treaties of the 1780s to the Indian Act of 1876. Created in consultation with five local First Nations, this groundbreaking study brings archival records, oral memory, and the voices of Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers into respectful dialogue to understand the colonial dynamics that still structure Indigenous-Canadian relationships today.
Register and More details: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/where-histories-meet-toronto-launch-tickets-1582991904399
Youth Climate Lab on Youth-Friendly ENGOs
Organizer: Sustainability Network
September 25th, October 2nd, October 9th, October 16th
A two-webinar and two-workshop series:
$60 for the entire series on Zoom
Webinars:
Fostering Youth-Centred Impact
and
Leveraging Social Media to Better Engage Youth
Workshops:
Practicing Youth Engagement Scenarios Together
and
Refining Your Youth Engagement Plan
*Please note, all registrants will be provided with a link to the recording and presentation slides following the sessions. The recording will be available for 60 days.
Register and More details: https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/youth-friendly-engos
Networked: New Research on How Social Networks are Shaping Climate Action in Canada
Organizer: Sustainability Network
As Canadians deal with multiple concerns -- high prices, housing, healthcare -- and impacts of extreme weather, join UBC Professor David Tindall to learn the preliminary results of a national survey exploring how personal and organization social networks -- and social media -- may be shaping our concerns about, and engagement in climate action.
Discussion in this interactive webinar, moderated by James Boothroyd, will focus on the extent to which social media counts in engaging individuals, and differences among groups. The webinar includes time for questions.
Register and More details: https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/networked-new-research-on-how-social-networks-are-shaping-climate-action-in-canada
3rd Global Conference on Environmental Education and Lifelong Learning
Organizer: The Pan African Centre for Climate Policy
The 2025 EELL Conference aims to address the critical intersection of corporate influence on Indigenous lands and the urgent need for sustainable, equitable relationships. This conference seeks to create a platform for dialogue among corporate representatives, Indigenous leaders, and other stakeholders, fostering an environment of mutual respect and understanding that honors Indigenous heritage while navigating contemporary economic challenges.
The vision for the conference underscores the importance of collaboration in reconciling corporate interests with Indigenous rights and environmental stewardship. Participants will delve into several key topics, each illuminating different facets of this complex relationship:
Land Rights and Sovereignty: The discussions will provide historical context regarding Indigenous land rights while showcasing successful advocacy efforts to protect these lands from corporate encroachments.
Corporate Responsibility and Ethical Practices: A critical evaluation of corporate practices on Indigenous territories will explore both successes and failures, aiming to establish frameworks for ethical engagement with Indigenous communities.
Sustainability and Environmental Stewardship: This topic will investigate the integration of Indigenous ecological knowledge in contemporary land management, assessing the environmental impact of corporate activities in Indigenous areas.
The event is scheduled for October 16th and 17th, 2025, from 9am to 5pm daily.
Register and More details: https://env-edu-learning.ca/eell-2025-canada-conference-2/
This Month We Draw the Line!
Organizer: Seniors for Climate
To build excitement for this year’s ‘Draw the Line’ mobilization, Seniors for Climate is hosting an energizing and informative webinar – and we’re thrilled to announce that this year’s speaker will be the brilliant John Vaillant, award-winning author of Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast. Vaillant will speak for thirty minutes on how critical climate work is today, and how we can fit into that vital struggle. A Q&A will follow, as well as other speakers playing a role in this building movement.
Register and More details: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dsOpM-quSbSOod1AQKDdyg
Fundraising Essentials with Mikhael Bornstein
Organizer: Sustainability Network
Dates: September 9, 16, 23, 30, October 7 and 14
Times: 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
Cost: $200
This seminar series is ideal for new fundraisers, part-time fundraisers, and those who work in small fundraising shops.
Mikhael's mentor once said, “Fundraising is easy, but you have to get the basics right.” He's not sure fundraising is ever easy, but it is absolutely crucial to get the basics right. And that is what this seminar series is all about.
Over three weeks, we will focus on the essentials of fundraising. We will explore the fundamental principles of effective fundraising, review the most common forms of fundraising, and learn how to grow your fundraising results.
In addition to six 90-minute interactive webinars, you will receive six resource manuals containing checklists, templates, and step-by-step guides.
Register and More details: https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/fundraising-essentials-with-mikhael-bornstein
Deep Retrofit Challenge Case Study: Toronto Community Housing
Organizer: The Better Buildings Partnership, Environment, Climate & Forestry Division, City of Toronto
Join us as we share Toronto’s strategy to reduce local GHG emissions and provide an overview of the City’s Deep Retrofit Challenge (DRC). The Toronto Atmospheric Fund (TAF) will then present Toronto Community Housing’s Sparroway project, one of the six participants of the DRC. Q & A to follow the presentation.
Register and More details: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cf88481a-a5d1-41ae-93d9-96b467ec471b@f0bc8ec6-9ed8-4d0c-9189-411ad949cc65
Let’s Teach Planetary Health
Organizer: The Planetary Health Education Action Group
The Planetary Health Education Action Group is hosting this 90-minute webinar to connect current and prospective educators, share teaching resources, and conduct a needs assessment to shape future educational initiatives as part of Planetary Health’s 10th anniversary celebration.
Two time options: 9am ET & 7pm ET
Register and More details: https://jh.zoom.us/meeting/register/dqxZCxc0S6mRJfNuNbETxg#/registration
Draw the Line Teach-In
A series of recent decisions by our federal leaders threaten our public services, climate, and the future we all deserve. That's why I am hosting a teach-in to take some space to learn together and talk about how all these issues intersect with climate leading up to the big action that 350org is planning on September 20th. The struggles to fight against racism, ableism, sexism, anti-trans sentiment, colonialism, the war machine, misinformation, and corporations abusing their power, to name only a few, can all be linked to climate justice and each other in various ways. Let's find both common ground together and ways that we can support each other in fighting for what is important to us. The park grounds at Riverdale Park have shade from sunlight thanks to the trees, accessible public washrooms, and places nearby to buy snacks/refreshments, so come out and enjoy the day with us!
Register and More details: https://act.350.org/event/draw-line-resistance-teach-ins_attend/26375/signup/
Toronto Climate Comedy 3.0! Stand-up & network for Climate!
Toronto Climate Comedy is partnering with Plant Based Treaty in August! Dhama is a stand-up comedian and puts together Toronto Climate Comedy shows to bring the climate-conscious community together, give them a good time and raise money for grassroot organisations. We are expecting 100+ folks - these are experts, activists, volunteers, professionals, founders, students and influencers in the climate space. Through our first two shows we have raised $750 for climate initiatives and have set a target of $2500 for our August show!
This in-person event is wheel-chair accessible
Register and More details: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-climate-comedy-30-stand-up-network-for-climate-tickets-1444920870219?aff=tcan
Climate Solutions Innovation Forum - New Majority on Mobilizing Youth at Scale, Without Digital
Organizer: Sustainability Network
You'll hear what the plans are to substantially increase youth voter turnout during the upcoming federal election, and how they'll do it. After sharing their learnings and approaches for building power within and surrounding the climate sector, New Majority's Executive Director will be available for a lively Q & A.
During a wildly busy political season, join this webinar to hear why it's New Majority's position that there is no climate policy without democracy.
The Climate Solutions Innovation Forum is a multi-year program that highlights newer innovative environmental nonprofits who share the story to inspire emerging leaders and/or to expose seasoned leaders to new ways of affecting change and reaching new audiences. CSIF shines a light on less traditional policy-oriented NGOs, youth led organizations as well as recently emerged culturally-focused ENGOs mostly at the fringes of the mainstream.
Register and More details: https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/climate-solutions-innovation-forum-new-majority-on-mobilizing-youth-at-scale-without-digital
Conscious Coffee Party (Round 2)
Organizer: Conscious Cass
A daytime party where coffee and music are the stars, but it’s about much more than that... We’re building community around sustainable living one cup at a time!
This in-person event is wheel-chair accessible, This event is kid-friendly and open to all ages.
Register and More details: https://lu.ma/diw3vcl7
The Green Summit 2025 Toronto
Organizer: Immigrant Women In Business
Join us on August 14th for an incredible evening of education, and inspiration, meet thought leaders in green business, tech, energy, and sustainability. We invite change-makers, industry leaders, and sustainability advocates to join us in shaping a greener, more inclusive, and thriving future.
The Green Summit is an annual, one-day networking event dedicated to driving sustainability, innovation, and collaboration with meaningful discussions and actionable solutions for a more sustainable world. It connects change-makers, and industry leaders from diverse sectors to accelerate green transformation.
Register and More details: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-green-summit-2025-toronto-tickets-1114533603009
Joint Bill 5 & C5 Rally!
Organizer: Okiniwak and Youth Rising Together
United
OKINIWAK ✖️ MAHMO INNINUWUK WIIBUSEEGO-STAMOK ✖️ YOUTH RISING TOGETHER
We’re calling on all youth, youth councils, youth organizations, war chiefs, warriors societies, headpeople, community members, leadership, knowledge keepers, dancers, singers, and allies. ✊🏽
This is a stand for our future, our lands, and our rights. Come walk with us, raise your voice, and show that we are stronger together.
Webinar on Heatwaves: protecting health in a climate crisis
Organizer: Canadian Doctors for Medicare
Canada is heating up twice as fast as the global average. Extreme heat is putting increasing strain on our health and health systems.
Join us to learn about ways to cope with heat and how better medicare could save lives. We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Melissa Lem and Dr. Monika Dutt to the panel, with Dr. Edward Xie moderating the discussion.
Register and More details: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__aq_NOF7TjCiCnWwT9kvyA#/registration
Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution
Organizer: Cities for Everyone with Gil
Janette Sadik-Khan, Principal, Bloomberg Associates, (F) NYC DOT Commissioner, chair NACTO, chair of GDCI, the Global Designing Cities Initiative. NYC, USA Janette is one of the world’s foremost authorities on transportation and urban transformation. A principal with Bloomberg Associates, she served as New York City’s transportation commissioner from 2007 to 2013 under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, overseeing historic changes to the city’s streets—pedestrianizing Broadway in Times Square, building nearly 400 miles of bike lanes, launching Citi Bike, the world's largest bike share system outside of China, and creating seven rapid bus lines and more than 60 plazas citywide. As a founding principal with Bloomberg Associates, she works with mayors around the world to reimagine and redesign their cities. She chairs the National Association of Transportation Officials and Global Designing Cities Initiative, implementing new, people-focused street design standards, which have been adopted in more than 150 cities across the United States and around the world.
Register and More details: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WgPvt0VxTGCcGZ_ao2DH0g#/registration
Decoding Conflict for Environmental NGOs: How to Uncover and Resolve What's Really Wrong
Organizer: Sustainability Network
Date: July 29, 1:00-2:30 PM ET (Zoom Meeting)
Cost: Free
*All registrants will be provided with a link to the recording and presentation slides following the session. The recording will be available for 60 days.
The work you do is vital, and collaboration is critical to the mission’s success. So why does the work get tripped up when people come together? Because conflict and tension are inevitable, especially when people care so deeply. Conflict is not simply a hazard to be avoided. With a bit of courage and the right tools, conflict can be a gateway to greater possibilities.
In this participatory workshop, you’ll learn:
- The six core drivers of conflict, which are common to internal teams and external collaborators
- Where to focus first to start transforming conflict
- Effective techniques you can use in any conflict
- How to go from intractable disagreements to collaborative solutions
Who This is For
This workshop will be valuable for people of any experience level who work on teams, or across teams, where collaboration is essential.
Register and More details: https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/decoding-conflict-for-environmental-ngos
Systems, Not Symptoms: Rethinking Environmental Challenges Through The 55 Minutes
Organizer: Sustainability Network
Albert Einstein is credited with saying, “If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend fifty-five minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions.” Join this webinar to hear from James Stauch, lead author of The 55 Minutes, about how to use those metaphorical first fifty-five minutes wisely. If we want to be successful when we innovate, act, or try to “change the system,” we need to get serious about understanding the problem. Unfortunately, the world that most of us inhabit is focused on those last five minutes—rushing headlong toward a “solution” without having understood the problem. But the kinds of problems we face in our workplaces, institutions, and society at large are the results of systems. For those who lament that “the system is broken,” “the system is rigged,” or “it’s a systemic problem,” this is a guide to understanding those systems and hopefully feeling less helpless, alienated, and confused. But the world is not linear, binary, or static. As those who are ecologically-oriented know, the world is rich with complex systems, and it is changing rapidly and radically. But in order to keep up, we need to slow down and think.
This webinar will focus on this under-developed area of "problem understanding," providing an overview of how to use your "55 minutes" wisely. It will cover a range of key questions, frameworks, concepts, and dive into a couple of the 30 tools outlined in the book to help you spend more time identifying, framing, observing, and listening to the system(s) that created and sustain a conservation or other environmental challenge you are working to address. The webinar will help environmental activists, organizations, funders, and policy makers spend less time "solving the wrong problem precisely" and more time navigating the complexity of the challenge and asking more beautiful questions that may point to new directions, alternatives, and possible places to leverage change.
Order your hard copy, or download a free PDF of the book, at https://the55minutes.com
Register and More details: https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/systems-not-symptoms-rethinking-environmental-challenges-through-the-55-minutes
Going for Zero: Decarbonizing the Built Environment on the Path to Our Urban Future.
Organizer: Cities for Everyone with Gil
Carl Elefante is an author, former president of American Institute of Architects (AIA), currently Principal Emeritus with Quinn Evans. Decarbonizing how buildings are designed, constructed, and operated is a sea change that is already altering professional principles and practices. During this event, seasoned architect and former AIA president Carl Elefante will address how buildings and cities can and must help resolve the looming climate emergency.
Register and More details: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CxqjT_METOKSkWCBp-zgKg#/registration
Be So For Real: A Workshop for Confronting Misinformation, Disinformation & Polarization in Your Circles
Organizer: Rania El Mugammar
Part 2 of a two-part pay-what-you-can workshop series on having hard conversations. In this workshop, participants will learn what misinformation, disinformation and polarization mean and look like within our kinship ties, networks and broader communities. Understanding the impact of AI, concerted campaigns for disinformation, and lack of scientific, technical and critical literacy skills provides a backdrop for the strategies learned in this workshop.
Register and More details: https://www.raniawrites.com/register.html
Civic Spark
Organizers: Civic Tech Toronto and 1RG
Civic Spark is a two-day event where people from various backgrounds including data/technology/coding come together to meet and collaborate with grassroots groups and
not-for-profits. It is also a chance for various climate groups in Toronto to pitch any innovative, creative project ideas they have to enhance their climate organizing.
This in-person event is wheel-chair accessible, This event is kid-friendly and open to all ages
Register and More details: https://civic-spark.com/
Civic Hacknight #501: Connecting Canada – Lessons from Mapping Intercity Connections
Organizer: Civil Tech Toronto
Civic Tech Toronto's weekly hacknights bring together Torontonians who want to improve the city through design, tech, and data. tech, and data. This week, hear from Sean Marshall, who has attempted to map every intercity transportation link - bus and rail - in Canada. With the withdrawal of Greyhound and the rise of small, intercommunity links, this work is more important than ever.
Register and More details: https://guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-501-q1ejnt
Housing Now - film and discussion
Organizer: PARC
A fundraiser for PARC Supportive Housing. The evening will start with a panel discussion featuring advocates and organizers doing vital work in Toronto, followed by a showing of StreetCity (1998), a powerful documentary by Bay Weyman that tells the story of an extraordinary housing experiment in downtown Toronto that offered an alternative to shelters with housing that prioritized privacy, dignity and community. There will be a Q&A with the filmmaker, a raffle, and opportunities to connect with others who hare about housing.
Register and More details: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/housing-now-tickets-1396313644699
Free Workshop on DIY Air Cleaners
Organizer: Green 13
Learn about CR boxes, Corsi-Rosenthal boxes, a low cost, effective air purifier. If you wish to build one that evening, RSVP to rita@green13toronto.org and more information will be sent to you.
This in-person event is wheel-chair accessible.
RSVP required by emailing rita@green13toronto.org More detailed information will then be sent to you.
FREE Watershed Walks & Information Booth
Organizer: Ecologos/Water Docs & RegenTO
Join us for a guided adult or family-oriented Watershed Walk, exploring the natural beauty and hidden systems of the Evergreen Brick Works site. Visit our booth, just east of the Farmer’s Market next to the watershed wall, to engage in hands-on activities about freshwater protection, and to participate in a Plastic Free July challenge that inspires change for a chance to win some great prizes from Patagonia and Second Story Press.
The event is free and open to all but please register for the walks in advance. Donations are welcome to support the work of our non-profit organizations.
This in-person event is wheel-chair accessible, This event is kid-friendly and open to all ages
Family watershed walks are geared to 7-10 year-olds who must be accompanied by an adult.
Uptown Climate Futures: Session 3
hosted by Uptown Climate Futures
Are you worried about Climate Change? Curious about getting involved in sustainability locally?
Join us for Uptown Climate Futures, a friendly, conversational workshop series designed to convene community, create a cohort feel, and amplify the voices of people in Uptown Toronto, with a focus on BIPOC youth (ages 15-35) . Through deep discussions, storytelling, creative exploration, and interactive activities, we’ll explore themes of social and environmental sustainability—culminating in a published anthology featuring participants' writing and artwork.
Register and More details: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uptown-climate-futures-session-3-tickets-1357135311249
Bill 5 Explained: What it Means and What We Can Do Now
hosted by Ontario Nature
The sweeping Ontario bill amends several pieces of legislation and creates new laws. Most significantly, it eliminates the Endangered Species Act and replaces it with a much weaker and performative Species Conservation Act. It also creates the Special Economic Zones Act, which allows Cabinet to exempt projects from all provincial laws, regulations and municipal bylaws with no guardrails or criteria. We will present what the Bill means for Indigenous rights, environmental protections and democratic transparency.
Register and More details: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SU_VEC2kRIONS5ILK3wj3g#/registration
Practical Leadership Skills Workshop Series with Mikhael Bornstein
hosted by Sustainability Network
Dates: July 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2025
Times: 1:00 - 2:15 PM ET
Cost: $80
Online via Zoom Meeting (Camera and audio enabled)
*Please note, all registrants will be provided with a link to the recording and presentation slides following the sessions. The recording will be available for 60 days.
The Practical Leadership Skills Series will include four interactive workshops.
Each workshop will last 75 minutes and include both presentation and interactive group exercises. Participants will leave the workshop with a practical skill that they can take back to their workplace and use immediately.
Four topics will be covered in the series:
1. How to conduct effective one-on-one meetings
2. Practical coaching and mentoring for non profit leaders
3. Practical team building for nonprofit leaders
4. How to lead without authority
Register and More details: https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/practical-leadership-skills-workshop-series-with-mikhael-bornstein
Civic Hacknight #500! Bikespace – Project Updates
hosted by Civic Tech Toronto
Civic Tech Toronto's weekly hacknights bring together Torontonians who want to improve the city through design, tech, and data. tech, and data. This week will feature an update on BikeSpace, a community-built web app that lets people report the issues they find when trying to park their bikes in the city that launched from Civic Tech TO in July 2017.
Register and More details: https://guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-500-iqk0ix
Shut it, Uncle Bob: Talking to Racist Family, Friends & Loved Ones
hosted by Rania El Mugammar
Part 1 of a two-part pay-what-you-can workshop series on having hard conversations. This workshop explores strategies and tactics for addressing racism from loved ones in meaningful and impactful ways. Participants will engage with a variety of scenarios that manifest implicit or overt bias. Common behaviors and tactics for dismissing conversations about race and minimizing the harmful impact of racist behaviors, beliefs and language will be explored.
Register and More details: https://www.raniawrites.com/register.html
Aaron Freeman: Addressing ENGO Real-World Government Relations Challenges: A Three-Part Workshop Series
hosted by Sustainability Network
Date: July 8, 15 & 22 from 1-2:30 PM ET.
Cost: $50 for a single spot, $75 for two staff from the same ENGO, $90 for teams of three. Multiple registrants per organization are encouraged.
*All registrants will be provided with a link to the recording and presentation slides following the session. The recording will be available for 60 days.
This series will take on selected and specific real-world ENGO Government Relations (GR) challenges raised by the participants who will be asked to define their scenarios through responses to seven questions upon registration.
Participants will outline the challenges they are facing upon registration. These real-world ENGO GR challenges will then be workshopped by Aaron in each session, following background information presented on applicable GR principles and the current political landscape. Each session will outline some principles, perhaps some context on the political landscape, and then get into a fishbowl type of exercise where a selected challenge (1-2) will be addressed. All participants will benefit by seeing how to work through GR challenges. Sessions will be 90 minutes each, including a highly interactive mix of training, a drill-down on specific participant case studies, and discussion.
Registrants will be asked to lay out their specific ENGO GR challenges via responses to seven questions they will see upon registration. We estimate these scenarios will require one page (two pages max) to describe. There's no need for comprehensive answers, recognizing that sometimes, campaigns may still be figuring things out. We may as well ask some supplementary questions. If you have multiple registrants from your organization you can submit multiple scenarios or concentrate on one for the team. This information needs to be submitted at least one week before (July 1) and ideally 2 weeks prior (June 24).
This series is for those who have at least some experience with GR, and who have had challenges navigating an issue through government. The format will be highly interactive, with opportunities for discussion of specific examples. The main focus will be on the federal government, although there will be the opportunity to raise issues participants are dealing with at provincial or municipal level.
This online workshop series will take place on Zoom Meeting with cameras and audio enabled. All registrants will be provided with a link to the recording and presentation slides following each session.
The recordings will be available for 60 days.
Register and More details: https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/aaron-freeman-addressing-engo-real-world-challenges-a-three-part-workshop-series
Rethinking Smart Cities. Leaving no-one behind
hosted by Cities for Everyone with Gil
Cristina Garrido is the CEO of Anteverti, a consulting company specialized on urban innovation. She is also Director of CitiesToBe (a digital platform that reflects on the present and the future of cities), and Curator of the international spin-offs of the Smart City Expo World Congress.
Rethinking Smart Cities. Leaving no one behind: Over the past decade, "Smart City" has become a widely used term. But what does truly define a Smart City? Is it merely a marketing buzzword, or does it represent a genuine opportunity to improve urban life? This session invites a critical exploration on Smart Cities and the role technology plays in shaping the cities of tomorrow. Can technological innovation drive progress toward more liveable, sustainable, and inclusive urban environments — or are we facing a future where technology distances us further from our humanity?
Register and More details: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EIXDdGZGT0ClOXx-Gxg3sQ#/registration
Anishinaabeg Palestine Alliance Potluck Picnic
Henna, crafts, sharing circle and more! Learn about the work to build relationships between Palestinians in the diaspora and Anishinaabeg in Treaty 3. Participate in conversations about joint struggle, what it means to you, how to be in relationship through shared struggle. Families encouraged to join! RSVP by emailing anishinaabegpalestinealliance@gmail.com
More details: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLWJKfJNTLO/
Community Clean-Up & Upcycling
Hey River Keepers! 🌿 Join us for our Community Clean Up & Upcycling Day at Weston Lions Park! ♻️
We’re teaming up with @works.in.progress.to to clean the ravine and explore creative ways to give old items new life. ♻️🎨
More details: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLQPWshymdR/